名人励志英语演讲 第71期:我放弃了 但我会继续战斗(5)

 　　Today, as I suspend my campaign, I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary race he has run. I endorse¹ him and throw my full support behind him. And I ask all of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me.

　　今天，我终止参加竞选活动。与此同时，我要对奥巴马所取得的胜利以及他在竞选中取得的不俗成绩表示祝贺，我将在他身后全力支持他。我要你们所有人一起，像支持我一样支持奥巴马。

　　I have served in the Senate with him for four years. I have been in this campaign with him for 16 months. I have stood on the stage and gone toe-to-toe with him in 22 debates. I've had a front-row seat to his candidacy, and I have seen his strength and determination, his grace and his grit².

　　我和他在参议院工作了4年，在过去的16个月里，我和他竞选总统，我站在台上和他面对面进行了22场辩论。我曾坐在他候选演讲的最前排，我看到了他的力量和决断、他的优雅和刚毅。

　　In his own life, Barack Obama has lived the American dream, as a community organizer. In the State Senate, as a United States senator, he has dedicated³ himself to ensuring the dream is realized. And in this campaign, he has inspired so many to become involved in the democratic process and invested in our common future.

　　在他自己的生命中，巴拉克·奥巴马作为团体的组织者实现着美国梦；在参议院中，他作为国家参议员全力以赴确保这个梦得以实现；在竞选中，他鼓舞了无数人来加入推进民主进程以及为了我们共同的未来而努力。

　　Now, when I started this race, I intended to win back the White House and make sure we have a president who puts our country back on the path to peace, prosperity and progress. And that's exactly what we're going to, by ensuring that Barack Obama walks through the doors of the Oval Office on January 20, 2009.

　　现在，当我开始了这项竞选，我的目的是赢得白宫并且确定我们能够有一个这样的总统，他使我们的国家和平、富足、进步。这正是我们要做的事：确保巴拉克·奥巴马在2009年1月20日能够进入那椭圆形办公室的大门。

1 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

2 grit   

n.沙粒，决心，勇气；v.下定决心，咬紧牙关

参考例句：

• The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
• I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。

3 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。